One by one, the distances to the Hexagon's stars act like a list of milestones throughout a person's life. Capella Aldebaran Rigel Pollux Procyon A K IR A FUJII; BACKGROUND LINE WORK: MIA K IE V Y / G E T T Y IM AG ES Sirius CELESTIAL MILEPOSTS Most of the distances to the stars of the Winter Hexagon can be used as markers for moments in a human life. Except for Rigel, which is 700 light-years away, the other stars are all within 65 light-years of Earth. Start with Sirius (8 light-years) and proceed clockwise to Procyon (11), Pollux (34), Capella (42), and Aldebaran (65). sk yandtelescope.com * DECE MBE R 2 018 25http://www.skyandtelescope.com